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Medical Xpress / New drug combination may help treat advanced prostate cancer
About 1 in 8 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer during their lifetime. Although many survive, it can develop into metastatic disease.
Tech Xplore / People are more likely to ditch the car and use an e‑bike if they feel confident and safe
Finally, Australians are being encouraged to swap four wheels for two. Governments are investing in cycling infrastructure, and calls for e-bike subsidies are growing louder.
Phys.org / 3D-printed ceramic waveguide lasers could surpass the power of glass fiber lasers by 10 times
At the bottom of the ocean, optical fibers transmit telecommunications and internet data around the world. Waveguides make that feat possible by channeling and amplifying the light—and therefore the data within—over enormous ...
Medical Xpress / Human multi-organ chip tracks breast cancer spread to bone and lung
Cancer spreading beyond the primary tumor—a process known as metastasis—is responsible for at least two-thirds of cancer deaths. Drugs targeting metastatic progression have largely failed, in part because of the lack of predictive ...
Tech Xplore / AI-generated ads outperform human designers in live campaign, advantage holds 18 months later
The common belief throughout the marketing and advertising world is that generative AI can produce striking visuals, but it struggles to match the performance and brand discipline of skilled human designers. New research ...
Phys.org / Children prefer fair punishment to unequal treatment, study finds
Consistent enforcement of rules is more important than the severity of the punishment itself, and children expect adults to treat every member of their group impartially and equally. Moreover, fair punishment brings emotional ...
Phys.org / Area affected by wildfires in Europe could almost triple due to climate change
Increasingly hot, dry and windy conditions could substantially extend the area affected by wildfires across Europe, according to a new study led by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) with contributions ...
Phys.org / Company mergers can cut costs without cutting prices for consumers, study finds
Merging companies might become cheaper and more efficient to run, but savings are not necessarily passed on to shoppers—and in some cases, customers end up paying more—according to new research.
Medical Xpress / Injectable antioxidant hydrogel promotes retinal neuroprotection and visual recovery in mouse model
Researchers from National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) have developed an injectable antioxidant hydrogel that protects retinal neurons and promotes visual recovery following acute ...
Medical Xpress / Aging reprograms skin genetic activity and promotes inflammation, study reveals
As we age, the skin loses part of its ability to regenerate, heal wounds and maintain an effective barrier against the outside world. Among the causes of this deterioration is low-grade, persistent age-associated inflammation, ...
Tech Xplore / Miniature digger arm could significantly slash excavator training time
Anyone who's ever wrestled with a claw machine at an arcade can appreciate the difficulty of pulling and pushing joysticks in just the right way to get a mechanical arm to scoop up that one special toy. Coordinating the joysticks ...
Tech Xplore / Swarm-inspired AI may expose suspicious blockchain cash flows more effectively
An AI model inspired by ants, bees and birds could be key to cracking down on blockchain-based money laundering, new research led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) has found. The study is published in the journal Communications ...
